„Ja, Freund Bruce! Du weißt was ich brauche!“ keuchte sie zwischen ihren lustvollen Schreien.Doch Bruce hörte nur die Stimme. „Bums diese Frau... Fick ihr den Verstand raus!“Ihm war klar das er sich das nur einbildete und das seine Meister keinerlei Telepathie nutzten, woher auch immer das wusste, aber die Vorstellung machte ihn rasend. Kurz zog er seinen Schwanz aus ihr raus, was Kori mit einem enttäuschten Seufzen beantwortete nur um dann lachend aufzuschreien als sie auf den Rücken geworfen. She seemed calmer now and gave him a reassuring smile before shooing him on his way. With a final wave goodbye to the aquatic girl, he left the Observatory with Faye at his side.“I’ll see you up in the bedroom, John,” Faye said, her wings fluttering anxiously as she hovered in the air.“I’d like to talk to you for a moment before you disappear,” he said as he walked over the bridge. “Something’s obviously bothering you and I’d like to know what it is.”“I-I’m not sure what you mean,” she. "No, we'd better not."He takes his place on the sofa. I wait for him to cuddle me, but he's muchtoo respectful so after a few moments I link arms with him and let my headsink into the cosy hollow where his shoulder meets his chest. All I can doafter that is relax to the rhythm of his breathing as the grandfatherclock in the corner of the room ticks relentlessly towards daybreak andthe telephone maintains its stubborn silence.*I wake to the sound of Gerald yawning. He stands up, steals out of. I only had one. When I said things about my sister as if she were still alive, it was because we were two total strangers sitting in a cheesy restaurant, in a bad storm and I wanted to keep some things to myself.”“I understand completely. A woman traveling alone with two small children needs to be on guard. The world is full of people who would take advantage of you and the girls.”Ann Marie wanted to talk.We talked.For a long time we talked. Mostly Ann Marie talked because she needed to talk to.